Schwartz, Maria Goering (1858-1940)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1940 May 15 p. 2

Birth date: 1858 Sep 13

text of obituary:

Mrs. Maria Goering Schwartz

Mrs. Maria Goering Schwartz, a resident of route two, Monroe, Washington, for the past 15 years, passed away Thursday morning, May 2.

She was born in Russia, on September 13, 1858, coming to the United States of America 66 years ago.

She was baptized upon confession of faith in 1874 and has been a faithful member of the Mennonite church. In 1925 Mrs. Schwartz united with the First Mennonite church of Monroe, of which she has been a faithful member until she departed to be with her Lord and Master.

In September 29, 1932, J. D. Schwartz, her husband, departed, leaving her with a large family to mourn his death.

Following an illness of more than two years, Mrs. Schwartz passed away on the morning of Ascension day, May 2, 1940. She reached the age of 81 years, 7 months, and 19 days.

The mother of a large family, she leaves in addition to the following daughters and sons, 43 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren of Monroe: Mrs. Katie Zerger, and Lydia Renner, Monroe; Mrs. Mary Hogan, Kent, Wash.; Mrs. Rosie Albrecht, Reedley, Calif.; Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn, Colony, Oklahoma; Henry and Joe of Monroe; Dan, Kingman, Kansas; Jacob and Peter, Hydro, Oklahoma, and John J. Schwartz, also of Monroe.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m., at the First Mennonite church of Monroe, with Rev. M. M. Lehman officiating. Rev. M. M. Lehman opened the services by reading 2 Corinthians 4, 8 to 18, and also chapter 5, 1 to 8. A special solo in German was sung, “Gehe Auch ich zu dem Himmel ein.” Rev. Lehman spoke words of comfort, using Psalm 116, 15, and 1 Corinthians 15, 6 as text. The quartet sang, “Shall we Gather at the River” and “Going Down the Valley One by One.”

The Mennonite obituary: 1940 May 21 p. 15